AMMAN — The
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research agreed Monday to launch the English-Language Olympics
(ELO) at Jordanian universities, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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ELO is a program which aims at buttressing English
language skills. It has been used in Jordanian schools as a contest in which a
team of seven students, aged 11–16 competes against other teams from different
schools and academies from across the Kingdom, Middle East, and other countries
worldwide.
Signing an agreement to launch ELO also in
universities on Monday, the ministry said the program will build local and
international partnerships to achieve sustainable development and improve an
integrated education system.
The agreement is
within the ministry’s tasks defined under the Higher Education Law No. 17 of
2018 and its amendments, in its vision towards a distinguished higher education
model at the regional level that emulates leading global practices. It aims to
achieve the ministry’s mission to improve the services of the higher education
system within the framework of quality and competitiveness.
The agreement was signed by Minister of Higher
Education and Scientific Research
Wajih Owais. Majid Saleh Naji Hamad signed on
behalf of the non-profit organization Massa for International Exams.
Al-Mamlaka said the ELO university program will
include competing teams from various public and private universities from all
over the world. Scores of others, including referees and supervisory
committees, will volunteer for the event, which will be sponsored by several
ministries, and public and private institutions.
ELO’s activities are held annually in September and October
by gathering the participating teams of public and private universities from
Jordan and abroad.
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